candidates was shot dead, murdered out on the campaign trail. backdrop, growing violence in the country. our south america correspondent katy watson now reports from ecuador s capital, quito. when you need dozens of soldiers and a bullet proof curtain to be able to vote, you realise democracy s in danger. i voted with courage , says this candidate, running in place of fernando villavicencio, the politician shot dead earlier this month. ecuadorians are still reeling from the attack on mr villavicencio, a journalist turned politician who was outspoken on corruption and organised crime, murdered as he left a campaign event. ecuador was once a peaceful country. but in the past few years, colombian and mexican drug cartels vying for lucrative routes have taken advantage of the struggling state and corrupt politics and they ve gained the upper hand. dressed in white and calling for peace, fernando villavicencio s daughter cast her vote, remembering a dad who was also her best fri
93 people are now known to have died, but the governor of hawaii has warned people to expect that number to rise significantly, after the worst wildfires to hit an american state in more than a century. our north america correspondent, john sudworth, reports from the island. vital supplies being loaded onto a boat that would normally be taking tourists whale watching. these boats are now making multiple daily trips into the disaster zone with a growing sense of frustration. we are all wondering why there was no help centre. where are the resources? why are we taking supplies on the boat instead of a helicopter? we do this because we have to. an hour into the journey and the devastation along the shoreline comes into view. we can quite clearly see the town of lahaina now and you can make out is the blackened the landscape above the town where the grass is burning and what happened with the hurricane blowing away to the south, the pressure brought the wind over the top of the i
and shelter for survivors. 93 people are now known to have died, but the governor of hawaii has warned people to expect that number to rise significantly, after the worst wildfires to hit an american state in more than a century. our north america correspondent, john sudworth, reports from the island. vital supplies being loaded onto a boat that would normally be taking tourists whale watching. these boats are now making multiple daily trips into the disaster zone with a growing sense of frustration. we are all wondering, why was there no help sent from oahu? why the limited resources or police on this island let alone? where is support for them? why are we taking supplies on a boat instead of helicopter? we do this because we have two. an hour into the journey and the devastation along the shoreline comes into view. we can quite clearly see the town of lahaina now and you can make out is the blackened landscape above the town where the grass is burning and what happened with
the hawaii governor josh green joins us this hour with an update on the crisis, and urgent evacuation. also a proposed january 2nd trial date. the special counsel s team hoping to start the trial just ahead of the january 6th anniversary and first republican presidential contest. and americans released from a notorious prison in iran. five wrongfully held u.s. citizens now under house arrest in a potential step toward freedom. we re learning more about why they were moved and how it could wind up helping iran. welcome to our viewer here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get right to the wildfire disasters in hawaii right now. it s now killed at least 36 people. the death toll expected to keep climbing as prime tourist havens become charred ruins. let s go to derek van dam, who just filed this report. reporter: tonight fires on the island of maui continuing to burn out of control, as new federal help is
americans were moved from tehran s notorious eivin prison to a hotel guarded by iranian officials earlier today. cnn s christiane amanpour was first to break the story. she also spoke with one of the iranian american detainees in an unprecedented interview from the prison back in march. she joins us now. christiane, siamak namazi took a huge risk talking to you, but it does seem his message has been heard. reporter: well, let s hope so because he was desperate. and you re absolutely right. he told me desperate times, you know, mean you have to take desperate measures. and it was an extraordinary thing for somebody to be able to take a phone call out of eivin. he had been in nearly eight years, so he had some privileges like the ability to use a phone. but never had this been allowed to the press, and he didn t get permission. he just did it. but it just goes to show how desperate they were and how they absolutely wanted to get their message in front and center of the biden